Autoimmune myelofibrosis: Report of three cases and review of the literature

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 561-566

  Rizzi, Rita ^a   Pastore, Domenico ^a   Liso, Arcangelo ^b   Liuzzi, Grazia M ^c   Dalena, Anna M ^a   Specchia, Giorgina ^d   Ricco, Rosalia ^c   Liso, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disorders; Chronic cytopenias; Myelofibrosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOID METAPLASIA; MYELOPHTHISIC ANEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPLEEN SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BLOOD CELLS; BONE MARROW CELLS; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOFIBROSIS; PANCYTOPENIA;

EID: 1042292011     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190310001597982     Document Type: Article

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